SCHEDULE 4 - Confirmation of total allowable catches for giant crab and rock lobster

Section 97A

1.    Interpretation

In this Schedule  –

TAC means total allowable catch;

year means the period of 12 months commencing on 1 March in any year and ending at midnight on the following 28 February or, in the case of a leap year, 29 February.

2.    Confirmation of total allowable catches for commercial giant crab fishery

(1) The TAC for the commercial giant crab fishery for the period 13 November 1999 to 29 February 2000, inclusive of both of those days, is taken to have been and always been 104 tonnes.

(2) The TAC for the commercial giant crab fishery for each of the years specified in column 1 of the following table is taken to have been and always been the TAC specified for that year in column 2 of the table:

Year	TAC
1. Year commencing 1 March 2000	100 tonnes
2. Year commencing 1 March 2001	103.5 tonnes
3. Year commencing 1 March 2002	103.5 tonnes
4. Year commencing 1 March 2003	103.5 tonnes
5. Year commencing 1 March 2004	62.1 tonnes
6. Year commencing 1 March 2005	62.1 tonnes
7. Year commencing 1 March 2006	62.1 tonnes

(3) The TAC for the commercial giant crab fishery for the year commencing 1 March 2007 is taken to be and to have always been 62.1 tonnes.

3.    Confirmation of total allowable catch for rock lobster fishery

(1) The TAC for the commercial rock lobster fishery for each of the years specified in column 1 of the following table is taken to have been and always been the TAC specified for that year in column 2 of the table:

Year	TAC
1. Year commencing 1 March 1999	1 502.5 tonnes
2. Year commencing 1 March 2000	1 502.5 tonnes
3. Year commencing 1 March 2001	1 502.5 tonnes
4. Year commencing 1 March 2002	1 523.5 tonnes
5. Year commencing 1 March 2003	1 523.5 tonnes
6. Year commencing 1 March 2004	1 523.5 tonnes
7. Year commencing 1 March 2005	1 523.5 tonnes
8. Year commencing 1 March 2006	1 523.5 tonnes

(2) The TAC for the commercial rock lobster fishery and the recreational rock lobster fishery for the year commencing 1 March 2007 is taken to be and to have always been 1 693.5 tonnes.